The root sens or sent expresses the idea of ______.

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The root sens or sent expresses the idea of ______.

Feeling or perception is what the root sens or sent conveys. These roots come from Latin sentire, meaning to feel, and sensus, sense, and they appear in many words related to sensing, noticing, or experiencing something—like sensory, sensitive, sensation, and sentiment. That connection to feeling or perceiving is why this option fits best. Carrying, light, and squeezing come from different roots and don’t express the same idea.

Feeling or perception is what the root sens or sent conveys. These roots come from Latin sentire, meaning to feel, and sensus, sense, and they appear in many words related to sensing, noticing, or experiencing something—like sensory, sensitive, sensation, and sentiment. That connection to feeling or perceiving is why this option fits best. Carrying, light, and squeezing come from different roots and don’t express the same idea.

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